The Deli NYC #55 - Half Waif, NYC MixCon 2018

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ands + Gear Read the full features on Delicious-Audio.com MONS VI Bedroom Pop Dream Pop Based in Brooklyn by way of Miami, Mons Vi combines an electronic-influenced, lo-fi aesthetic with emotionally-charged lyrics. The Columbia grad got us hooked in 2017 with tasteful tracks that blended the songwriter’s melancholic and atmospheric pop with occasional edgier tunes reminiscent of the early Strokes. Latest single “Divina,” on the other hand, seems to represent a successful transition towards crisper and livelier electro-pop instrumentation, with an added multicultural flavor represented by Adrianne Gonzalez’s voice, sharing lead vocals duties—in Spanish. (Pearse Devlin) Your 2016 EP is entitled Indie Rock Bullshit, and it sound a lot more “indie rock” than your following material. What inspired that title and the transition to the more electronic and chilled sound of the latest singles? I got bored of indie rock. It’s all I hear in Brooklyn and the rest of the world isn’t listening. That’s because there’s very little innovation happening in indie rock. There’s also little space for anyone who isn’t a white guy. So, I’m seeking creativity in other places, using elements of indie rock where they make sense to make something new. This evolution must have implied a change of instrumentation, what were the tools that inspired this new course? When people say they play instruments nowadays, they tend to leave out the DAW. That’s the instrument everyone’s using, and it’s what’s bringing you your favorite music. I play Logic. It’s what I play more than anything else. Photo: Derek Jay There’s still a lot of guitar in the new material, are you a fan of stompboxes? Straight ahead guitar has been explored up, down, left, and right. So, anything that can change the sound is welcome. I use the ZVEX Lo-Fi Junky a lot. On your single, “Divina,” the lyrics are both in English and Spanish. How did this idea come to be? Everyone who works on Mons Vi right now is from Miami, so when I asked Adrianne to sing on “Divina,” it felt natural that her lyrics came out in Spanish. She’s also half Venezuelan and half Cuban, so doubly natural. ZVEX Instant Lo-Fi Junky Apple Logic 24 the deli Summer 2018